The technicians at analytical laboratories already have a lot on their minds. They work hard to ensure the testing they perform produces accurate and repeatable results. A major component of this is making sure they can trust the equipment they use to conduct experiments, which means proper calibration and metrology services are essential.
Without the right calibration, lab equipment may not produce accurate results. This can call the laboratory’s reputation into question and bring about regulatory headaches, not to mention the impact it can have on the efficacy and safety of the products being tested. Unfortunately, many laboratories may find the resources they need to ensure proper calibration stretched thin. With modern instruments capable of extremely high degrees of precision, effective metrology services are crucial. But time technicians spend calibrating this highly sensitive equipment is time that is taken away from their other duties.
This is why many labs choose to outsource their calibration and metrology. By working with a third-party calibration company with specialized expertise, they can ensure their instrumentation remains highly effective and accurate without sacrificing valuable time and resources used for their actual work.
Benefits of Outsourcing Calibration Services
Some of the most important reasons why laboratories should work with an outsourced calibration company include:
- Efficiency — Lab techs who perform regular calibrations themselves take time away from their experiments. As necessary as calibration may be, such tasks eat into technicians’ bandwidth. By outsourcing the calibration to a trusted third-party provider, labs can focus on their crucial work and get more done.
- Compliance — It’s critically important that laboratories comply with industry standards such as ISO/IEC 17025 as well as any regulatory standards for the jurisdiction in which they operate. Maintaining compliance can be a difficult task for laboratories without outside help, and outsourcing calibration can take this burden off their shoulders. It ensures regulatory bodies and other laboratories can trust the results produced to be accurate. Calibration service providers also give labs detailed logs and records of their calibration activities, which can be necessary in case of an audit.
- Quality — Perhaps the most important reason why labs should outsource their calibration procedures is the impact it can have on the quality of the work they do. Choosing to outsource means laboratories can be certain their instruments will be serviced by trained experts at the times specified by the original manufacturers. This means they can work with confidence knowing their equipment will continue to deliver accuracy and precision in all respects.
Comparing Outsourced Calibration to In-House Capabilities
Although laboratories may have in-house calibration expertise, there are some compelling reasons why it might be best to outsource. For example, keeping up with the pace of technology can be expensive. Many labs may not have the internal resources needed to ensure they have all the right equipment to calibrate increasingly sophisticated instruments. The same principle holds true in terms of personnel, as laboratories may find themselves constrained by the number of man-hours they have available to focus on calibration.
For these and many other reasons, outsourcing may be the key to providing laboratories with crucial breathing room. Making the switch can help them ensure they allocate their resources in the most effective manner and avoid costs that can spiral out of control in short time. Working with external calibration providers means laboratories don’t have to worry about having the right equipment and expertise. They can trust that the company they work with will stay on top of any necessary updates that need to be made.
Technical Safety Services is the Comprehensive Calibration Lab
As a leading calibration service provider, TSS can be the partner laboratories need to keep their sensitive and complex measurement equipment in proper working order. We can provide these services either on-site or take the equipment to our ISO 17025 accredited calibration laboratory.
Our expertise encompasses the full spectrum of lab equipment, meaning we have the knowledge and know-how necessary to ensure the most accurate and precise results. From scales to thermometers to spectrophotometers and more, TSS offers the most complete and effective calibration services in the industry.
For more than 50 years, we have been the experts when it comes to calibrating lab equipment to NIST standards. All our calibration services conform to ANSI Z-540 and ISO 17025, and we ensure everything we do is done in accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s guidelines as well as our own rigorous standard operating procedures. Our capabilities also make us an all-in-one source for testing and certification in addition to calibration. If you’re ready to learn more about what makes us the top choice for outsourcing pharmaceutical laboratory equipment calibration, reach out today to speak with a member of our team.
